Victory Lap

While a plethora of New Yorkers were mourning the loss of Michael Bloomberg as the mayor of New York City, the politician was celebrating during a two night stretch with celebrities like Tilda Swinton, Karl Lagerfeld and more.

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While a plethora of New Yorkers were mourning the loss of Michael Bloomberg as the mayor of New York City, the politician was celebrating - at least, to a certain extent. Mayor Mike didn't let the end of his third and final term get him down as he proved the influence of his time in office, by being spotted around town on the evening leading up to, as well as the actual election night for the new mayor of New York City, when Bill de Blasio was voted the new mayor-elect.

On Monday, the evening before the election, Bloomberg attended the 2013 Library Lions Gala awards, where along with Junot Diaz, Katherine Boo, Marilynne Robinson and Stephen Sondheim, he received one of the prestigious Library Lions' awards. But one event wasn't enough for the outgoing mayor: Prior to the Library Lions Gala awards, he also stopped by La Fondazione's gala at the Morgan Library, where he chatted with the mayor of Turin, Piero Fassino. Also in attendance were Brooks Brothers' Claudio Del Vecchio and architect Richard Meier, and Grammy-nominated violinist Robert McDuffie, who performed.

And on the night New Yorkers discovered that Mayor Bloomberg will be superseded by de Blasio (for better or worse, depending on popular opinion), he showed his own popularity in New York City will outlast his final term: The 71-year-old billionaire attended the MoMA 2013 Film Benefit Gala honoring Tilda Swinton.

Mayor Bloomberg posed for pics and chatted with David Bowie, Iman, and Karl Lagerfeld, along with the evening's guest of honor, Ms. Swinton, who he sat next to during the dinner portion of the evening and who was celebrating her 53rd birthday.

One thing is apparent: Mayor-elect de Blasio has a whole lot of celebrity schmoozing to do to catch up with his predecessor.